Andrews Building & Decorating, home

Painters, decorators and builders in Beckenham

We're a family firm based in Beckenham, decorating and repairing homes here and across South East London. Our own team does the painting, wallpapering, plastering and surface repairs; for floors and building work, we bring in a trusted trade.

  • A Beckenham firm, on the Companies House register since 2007
  • Painting, plastering and surface repairs by our own team
  • A free home visit before any price is put in writing
  • Insured for £5 million public liability
  • Listed on Checkatrade, with a verified MyBuilder profile

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A quiet tree-lined street of Edwardian semi-detached houses in suburban South East London

Where we're based

We're based in Beckenham, in the London Borough of Bromley. Our address and phone number are below.

Andrews Building & Decorating78 Beckenham RoadBeckenham BR3 4RH
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Opening hours

Monday to Friday
08:30 to 17:00
Saturday and Sunday
10:00 to 17:00

Our services in Beckenham

Our main trade is painting and decorating, and we take on the other jobs a house needs. Each has its own page:

  • Painting and decorating. Rooms, woodwork, wallpaper and the outside of the house, by our own team: painters and decorators.

  • Plastering. Cracks, patches and walls made good after damp, by our own team: plastering.

  • Building work. Small building jobs and full refurbishments, for which we bring in a trusted trade: builders.

  • Floors. Laid by a trusted trade we bring in: flooring.

  • Kitchens. New kitchens fitted: kitchen fitters.

  • Bathrooms. New bathrooms and showers: bathroom fitters.

  • Plumbing. Toilets, leaks, taps and pipes: plumbers in Beckenham.

  • Electrics. Repairs, rewiring and lighting: electricians in Beckenham.

  • Roofs. Tiles, slates, flat roofs and gutters: roofers.

  • Sash windows. Sticking, rattling or rotten sashes repaired: sash window repair.

  • Upkeep. Repairs and touch-ups around the house: property maintenance.

Looking after an office, shop, church, gym or block of flats? That work is on our commercial construction page.

Why choose a firm on your doorstep

  • A free visit first

    We come round to see the job before putting a price in writing, at no cost, and every enquiry gets an answer within a working day.

  • Work for your neighbours

    Five reviews on our MyBuilder profile are from Beckenham homes, for jobs from a single bedroom to a four-bedroom house decorated top to bottom, and a bathroom repaired and repainted after damp.

  • Easy to look up

    On the Companies House register since 22 March 2007 as company 06178781, with £5 million of public liability cover, a Checkatrade listing and a verified MyBuilder profile.

  • Local rules in mind

    Several parts of the area are conservation areas, and on some the council controls changes to the front of a house (see below).

Victorian semi-detached villas with front gardens and mature trees on a leafy suburban road

Neighbourhoods we work in

Our base is in Beckenham, and we cover the neighbourhoods around it: Eden Park, Elmers End, Park Langley, Shortlands, Kent House and Clock House. They sit in and around three of Bromley Council's wards: Clock House, Kelsey & Eden Park, and Shortlands & Park Langley.

Further out, we cover Bromley, Penge, Chislehurst, Orpington, Sidcup, Croydon, Crystal Palace, Sydenham, Forest Hill, Dulwich, Catford, Lewisham, Blackheath, Greenwich and Eltham. Bigger jobs, usually commercial ones, can take us anywhere in the South East of England.

Conservation areas: check before changing the front of your house

Bromley Council makes some streets conservation areas to protect their character and appearance, for their special architectural or historic interest. There are some extra planning controls in them.

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Its Local Plan lists nine with Beckenham in their name: Aldersmead Road, Barnmead Road, Beckenham Place Park, Beckenham Town Centre, Chancery Lane, Downs Hill, Manor Way, Park Langley and Southend Road. The council says that list isn't complete, so check your address on its conservation areas map.

Painting a house doesn't usually need planning permission, as our exterior painting page explains. In the Barnmead Road and Chancery Lane conservation areas, Article 4 directions (council orders under which some changes to a house need a planning application first) affect the front:

  • Barnmead Road, 1992. A direction covers painting the front and side walls of any building in the conservation area.
  • Barnmead Road, 2000. A second direction covers painting a house's front and side walls where they face a road or open space, windows left out. What it means for roofs is on roofers in Beckenham.
  • Chancery Lane. A 1984 direction brings the brick walls and the roof at the front under planning control; what it means for the roof is on roof repairs, and for render on plastering in Bromley.

The council's register lists all three directions with no end date (checked October 2026); you can read the Barnmead Road directions. Other directions may apply, so check the council's map and register before you change the front.

Live on one of these streets? Give us your address when you get in touch, so the quote allows for any permission the front of the house needs.

What customers say

4.9

out of 5 from 38 reviews on

“They were on time and did a fantastic job. I would most definitely come to them in the first instance for any other decorating jobs!”

Sydenham, London · 11 Feb 2020 5 out of 5 on MyBuilder

“We’re really really impressed with the level of finish and found them to be extremely courteous and respectful. We’d highly recommend them and would definitely use them again next time we need some work doing.”

Upper Norwood, London · 15 Mar 2020 5 out of 5 on MyBuilder

“Such high quality work, very impressed Helped sort a few other issues as well when they were there”

South Croydon · 24 Jan 2020 5 out of 5 on MyBuilder

How a job with us runs

  1. 01

    Send us the details

    What needs doing, your street and any photos you can take.

  2. 02

    We come round, free

    We look at the job before we price it.

  3. 03

    You get a written quote

    We put the price in writing after the visit.

  4. 04

    The work

    Carried out as the written quote sets out, on the dates we agree with you.

Questions about working with us

Call 020 8249 7303

Where are you based?

We're based in Beckenham, in the London Borough of Bromley, where the company is registered. We come to you for the free visit, so there's nothing to travel for.

Which other areas do you cover?

Beckenham and the areas around it, plus Bromley, Penge, Croydon, Sydenham, Lewisham, Greenwich, Eltham, Sidcup and the rest of the list on this page. Commercial work can take us further afield.

Is Beckenham in Kent or London?

London. Beckenham is part of the London Borough of Bromley, in Greater London, although you'll still see "Beckenham, Kent" on some listings.

Do I need permission to paint the front of my house in Beckenham?

Usually not, but in the Barnmead Road conservation area you normally do: two Article 4 directions there cover painting the front and side walls. In Beckenham's other conservation areas, check the council's map before changing how the front looks.

Do you do plumbing, electrics and roofing in Beckenham?

Yes. We take on plumbing, electrical and roofing jobs in Beckenham as well as decorating; each has its own page, listed under our services above.

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